† putrituden.
Obsolete.
The state of being putrid or rotten; putridity.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [noun]
rottennessc1350
corruption1377
rottednessa1398
rottingnessa1398
putredea1400
rotnessa1400
rotshipa1400
rottenhead?c1400
putridness?a1425
ranknessc1450
corruptness1561
putriture1569
putritude1617
putridity1628
putidness1648
putrescency1752
the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > rotten or putrefying condition
rottingOE
rottennessc1350
rottednessa1398
putredea1400
rotnessa1400
rotshipa1400
rottenhead?c1400
putridness?a1425
corruptness1561
putriture1569
putritude1617
putridity1628
putidness1648
feculency1651
putrescency1752
1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 112 Coperas..keepeth the flesh moyst and from putritude.
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. v, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. X3v That they may be long conserved without putretude [L. corruptela] and marcour.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 446/1 Putrifaction is the resolution of a naturall Putritude to make it more excellent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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